Eli Cochrane
- Co-Founder, Co-President, & Ambassador
- Psychology, Data Science, & Political Science
Contact Info
Biography —
Eli is studying Psychology, Data Science, and Political Science at KU. His research in the LEMMA Lab focuses on using experimental and computational natural language processing methods to understand political psychology and group identity, especially within online extremist communities.
Within the KRC, he's interested in supporting members through publications and conference presentation feedback, as well as assisting new students interested in research!
Selected Publications —
Cochrane, E. & Landau, M.J. (2026). Masculinity, Meaning, and Misogyny: Linguistic Markers of Intra- and Intergroup Identity Threat in r/JordanPeterson. [In Review].
Cochrane, E. & Haider-Markel, D. (2026). LGBTQ+ Interest Groups. In The Sage Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbying. [In Press].
Awards & Honors —
- Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett Outstanding Honors Contribution Award
- Portz Interdisciplinary Fellowship
- SPSP Undergraduate Student Poster Award
- KU Undergraduate Research Award
- KU Research Travel Award
- Honors Opportunity Award
- University Scholar Program